What is RA?

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis/RA?

According to the Arthritis Foundation, RA is a chronic disease mainly characterized by inflammation of the lining of the joints. It can lead to long-term joint damage. It is a systemic disease that can effect other organs in the body.

It progresses in 3 stages:

Stage1: Swelling of the synovial lining causing pain, warmth, stiffness and redness around the joint.

Stage 2: Rapid division and growth of cells which causes the synovium to thicken.